BEST AND THE BRIGHTEST FROM ACROSS ESPORTS HONOURED AT THE ANNUAL ESPORTS AWARDS

November 13, 2018

Over 3.3 million community votes were cast to decide the winners

November 13th 2018, London, UK: Leading figures from across the Esports industry gathered at The Brewery in London last night to induct 2018’s class into the Esports Hall of Fame. From hardware providers to the players, the awards recognise talent from every section of the industry.

Hosted by Eefje ‘SJOKZ’ Depoortere, Alex ‘GOLDENBOY’ Mendez, Adam Savage, and Lottie Van Praag, the night saw awards presented by industry stars including Trevor ‘Quickshot’ Henry, Ali-A, Vikkstarr123 and Two Angry Gamers. Over 3.3 million community votes were cast, equating to one every 3 seconds for four months, to determine the winners. The coveted Streamer of the Year award was won by American-born personality Ninja.

Over 2 million viewers tuned in live on Twitter to watch the 2018 Esports Awards, with 210,000 concurrent viewers across platforms with stats still being totalised on all broadcast platforms, including Twitch, Youtube Gaming and Mixer. Also to be confirmed is the viewership in partnership with the media distribution company who seeded the awards to 33 countries.

The full list of winners are below:

Photographer of the Year – Helena Kristiansson

Videographer of the Year with adi.tv – Hitch

Breakthrough Game of the Year – Fortnite

Streamer of the Year – Ninja

PC Player of the Year with Turtle Beach – S1mple

PC Rookie of the Year with Intel – Bwipo

Organisation of the Year with with Coutts & Co – Cloud 9

Team of the Year with H4X.gg – Astralis

Personality of the Year – Ninja

Play of the Year – Faze Attach

Coverage Website of the Year with Sizzle Creative – ESPN Esports

Supporting Agency of the Year- Evolved Talent Agency

Game of the Year – Overwatch

Commercial Partner of the Year – Intel

Journalist of the Year – Jacob Wolf

Hardware Provider of the Year – Nvidia

Publisher of the Year – Blizzard

Streaming Platform of the Year – Twitch

Console Player of the Year with Scuf Gaming – MsDossary

Console Rookie of the Year – Kenny

Broadcaster of the Year with Blinkfire – Maven

Live Event of the Year with Touch of Ginger – Overwatch League Grand Finals

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The Esports Awards also announced a charitable partnership last night in conjunction with Movember to create a “Gaming Fund for Change”. Industry leaders which included members of The Esports Award Panel gathered to map out a blueprint for the project with details being announced in the coming months

“Gaming connects people together globally and working in partnership with The Esports Awards we can reach so many more people to push our message forward which helps save lives” said Movember Co Founder Justin Coghlan

Ryan oversees three businesses at YouTube, which includes Gaming, Telco and Tech, as well as the growing Virtual Reality business. Ryan leads a team from around the world to manage global Gaming Publisher partnerships, Top Gaming Content Creators, live streamers and Esports Leagues. In addition to his Gaming role, Ryan leads the VR/AR and Telco & Tech businesses overseeing global strategy, content and partnerships, budget development, P&L, and cross-functional work for these respective businesses.

Ryan joined YouTube in 2014 to create the Gaming vertical, and has since lead Gaming at YouTube to be the most watched Gaming content platform in the world, and has also done the same for the Virtual Reality video business on YouTube.

Previously, Ryan worked in senior roles with major gaming industry companies, including Vice President of Programming with Major League Gaming and Head of Live and eSports at Machinima. As a prominent Esports personality, Ryan is known for his strategic contributions in growing the Esports scene while in his former roles, and as a New York Times Best Selling Author for his work on OpTic Gaming: The Making of Esports Champions. Ryan also was listed on Forbes 30 under 30 in 2014 for his work in the Gaming industry.